UIS and UNAL Research boosts knowledge of agraz and potato crops in Santander

Proyecto agraz

When scientific knowledge meets the experience of rural communities, research becomes an opportunity for territorial development. Under this premise, researchers from the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) and the National University of Colombia (UNAL), Bogotá campus, presented the results of the project “Harnessing Biodiversity in Agraz and Potato for the Development of Promising Crops in […]

UIS prepares to celebrate the great sports festival of Its 35th Athletic Race

Carrera Atlética

The passion for sports will once again take over the university campus. The Universidad Industrial de Santander announced the 35th edition of its traditional Athletic Race, one of the most anticipated sporting events for the university community and the public, which will take place next Sunday, March 15. The event, which combines sports, recreation, and […]

UIS welcomes international students and strengthens its global presence

Actividad de bienvenida a estudiantes de movilidad entrante.

The Foreign Relations Department of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) held a recreational and cultural welcome event at Casona La Perla for incoming exchange students and language assistants who will be participating in academic activities at the institution. The purpose of the meeting was to facilitate their adaptation to university life and the different […]

UIS shared guidelines for institutional reporting at FURAG

The Industrial University of Santander held a meeting to share the guidelines for completing the Single Management Progress Report Form (FURAG 2025), a tool that measures institutional performance in the implementation of the Colombian government’s management and performance policies. During the session, technical and methodological guidelines were presented that the responsible agencies must take into […]

UIS laboratory, the only one in the country with Invima certification for key analyses in the pharmaceutical industry

Laboratorio Rayos X

The X-ray Laboratory at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS) has consolidated its position as the only laboratory in Colombia with Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) certification from the National Institute for Food and Drug Surveillance (Invima) to perform X-ray diffraction analysis, after obtaining the renewal of this technical recognition. This endorsement from the country’s highest […]

Deadline to claim bib number for the 35th UIS Athletic Race is march 13

Flyer de la Carrera atlética UIS

Excitement for the 35th UIS Athletic Race, which will take place on Sunday, March 15, at the central campus of the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), is already being felt in Bucaramanga with the official start of bib number distribution—an important step that marks the final stretch toward one of the region’s most traditional sporting […]

Higher education for Guainía: university campus project advances in Inírida

UIS en Territorios - Guainía

In a key meeting for the educational future of the department, national, regional, and academic authorities made progress on the possibility of creating a higher education center in Guainía—a project aimed at opening new opportunities for young people in the region and reducing migration to other cities in the country. The meeting included the participation […]

Professor from the School of Nutrition participates in ISAK Level 3 international certification course

Profesora Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética

Yenny Mateus Silva, professor at the School of Nutrition and Dietetics, participated in the ISAK Level 3 international certification course, a high-level international training program in the field of kinanthropometry. The certification awarded by the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) represents one of the most recognized standards worldwide in anthropometric assessment, ensuring […]

Jonathan’s career: between the track, law, and a never-give-up attitude

Jonathan Sebastián Delgado en la pista de atletismo

They say that limitations are in the mind. Jonathan Sebastián Delgado Barrero, an eighth-semester law student at the Industrial University of Santander (UIS), proves this to be true. On several occasions, I saw him in the university hallways navigating his wheelchair and, in his free time, running on the track at the Estadio 1° de […]

UIS law professors and students: give it your all for the program’s accreditation

The School of Law and Political Science at the Industrial University of Santander is moving forward with its self-assessment process for the renewal of its high-quality accreditation, a key opportunity to continue building together an increasingly solid, relevant, and recognized academic program. This institutional process projects the program toward 10 more years of accreditation, reaffirming […]